Lancaster High

In Lancaster, South Carolina, part of Lancaster County, Lancaster High is a high school. It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 1,390 students enrolled. High schools in South Carolina have about 953 students on average; enrollment here is 46% higher.

The district, Lancaster 01, operates 22 schools serving 15,417 students.

Black students make up 49% of enrollment at Lancaster High, the largest share of any group. The remaining shares are 25% White, 22% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put the Black share of Lancaster County's population at about 19%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 65, compared with 70 nationally.

The student-to-teacher ratio is 15.8:1. The school has 87.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 15.5:1 average for high schools in South Carolina.

The school's county is Lancaster County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $78,869 a year, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Lancaster County number 23, with about 15,417 students.

Among nearby public schools, North Elementary is closest at about 0.4 miles. In all, 7 other public schools sit within five miles of Lancaster High.

Under the NCES locale system, Lancaster High is Town: Distant.

Enrollment at Lancaster High was 1,358 in 2020-21 and 1,390 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 18.9:1 to 15.8:1.

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